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‘Board of Education’
Watchdog organization to tackle policy first
NAUGATUCK — Though it’s still unclear how their relationship might ultimately play out, the Board of Education and the newly-formed Citizens’ Audit Committee, an independent oversight group, will start butting heads sometime next month. The committee is a brainchild of Dr. Armand Fusco, a veteran educator and author who fathered the concept and has fostered... »
Parents speak out at BOE forum
NAUGATUCK — The school board believes it can save between $1.2 million and $1.6 million through a reconfiguration plan that would close one school building. But parents who flocked to a meeting about the plan Tuesday night said the board cannot put a price on their children’s education. “You might not be able to work the... »
Schools: Many questions, few answers
NAUGATUCK — The Board of Education invited 26 representatives of its 11 schools to share their thoughts about four proposed redistricting plans with the Facilities Subcommittee Tuesday night. Those 26 must have each brought a friend, because about 50 people packed the Tuttle House meeting room and an adjacent lobby to voice concerns about finances,... »
BOE probes options with new insurance agent
NAUGATUCK — In a battery of committee meetings in recent weeks, the Board of Education has explored an array of cost-savings measures to bridge a potential operating deficit topping $4 million for the 2010-2011 fiscal year. The most publicly controversial discussions have included proposals to reconfigure grades within existing facilities and even close a... »
Budget watchdogs still hound BOE
NAUGATUCK — Last Thursday’s regular meeting of the Board of Education was slated to be just that: a regular meeting. The agenda comprised mostly routine, procedural items like subcommittee reports and a financial update—the kind of stuff that would stave off public attendance in a more placid time. But the disappointment and sometimes downright anger... »
School closing among cost-savings options
NAUGATUCK — Prospect Street Elementary School could be shut down under a new school reconfiguration plan being considered by the Board of Education. The board’s facilities planning committee met last week and discussed several options proposed by JCJ Architecture of Hartford. The committee said it liked two proposals and wanted to revise those to include... »
Joint boards approve BOE bailout
NAUGATUCK — At a special meeting of the joint boards of Mayor and Burgesses and Finance on Tuesday, a wide, 16-3 majority approved an almost $1 million bailout, though not without reservation. As conditions of the bailout, the school board will keep borough Controller Wayne McAllister as its business manager through next fiscal year and... »
BOE to ask borough for $1m bailout
NAUGATUCK — Despite several members’ concerns about its autonomy, the Board of Education voted Thursday night to request almost $1 million from the borough government to close what remains of a $1.55 million budget deficit. As conditions of the bailout, the board agreed to retain borough Controller Wayne McAllister as its business manager through next... »
Naugatuck teachers approve concessions
NAUGATUCK — Hours before the Board of Education was scheduled to meet Thursday, the Naugatuck Teachers’ League approved a concession packaged, worth an estimated $521,000, that it hopes will avert job cuts during the current school year. “It is our hope that no layoffs will be required,” NTL Vice President Charley Marenghi wrote in an... »